# 2015–16 Verbandspokal

The 2015–16 Verbandspokal, (English: 2015–16 Association Cup) consisted of twenty one regional cup competitions, the Verbandspokale, was the qualifying competition for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.
All clubs from the 3. Liga and below could enter the regional Verbandspokale, subject to the rules and regulations of each region. Clubs from the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga could not enter but were instead directly qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal. Reserve teams were not permitted to take part in the DFB-Pokal or the Verbandspokale. The precise rules of each regional Verbandspokal are laid down by the regional football association organising it.
All twenty one winners were qualified for the first round of the German Cup in the following season. Three additional clubs were also qualified for the first round of the German Cup, these being from the three largest state associations, Bavaria, Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The qualified teams are the runners-up of the Lower Saxony Cup. In Bavaria the best-placed Regionalliga Bayern non-reserve team is qualified for DFB-Pokal while in Westphalia a play-off is conducted to determine this club.
In February 2016 it was announced that German broadcaster ARD for the first time would show all 21 Verbandspokal finals live in a conference as well as live stream them and that all finals would be played on the same date, 28 May 2016. Some finals however were still scheduled for a different date.

## Competitions

The finals of the 2015–16 Verbandspokal competitions:
| Cup | Date | Location | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Report |
| Baden Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Bammental | FC Astoria Walldorf | 2–0 | SpVgg Neckarelz | | Report |
| Bavarian Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Unterhaching | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–6 | Würzburger Kickers | 3,200 | Report |
| Berlin Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Berlin | SV Lichtenberg 47 | 0–1 | BFC Preussen | 3,874 | Report |
| Brandenburg Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Luckenwalde | FSV 63 Luckenwalde | 1–3 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 3,042 | Report |
| Bremen Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Bremen | Bremer SV | 3–0 | Blumenthaler SV | | Report |
| Hamburg Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Hamburg | Eintracht Norderstedt | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Altonaer FC von 1893 | | Report |
| Hessian Cup (2015–16 season) | 4 May 2016 | Haiger | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 1–2 | Kickers Offenbach | | Report |
| Lower Rhine Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Essen | Rot-Weiss Essen | 3–0 | Wuppertaler SV | 17,000 | Report |
| Lower Saxony Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Barsinghausen | 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder | 0–2 | SV Drochtersen/Assel | | Report |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Neustrelitz | Hansa Rostock | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | FC Schönberg 95 | 3,418 | Report |
| Middle Rhine Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Bonn | SC Fortuna Köln | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | FC Viktoria Köln | 4,183 | Report |
| Rhineland Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Wissen | SG HWW Niederroßbach | 1–5 | Eintracht Trier | 1,766 | Report |
| Saarland Cup (2015–16 season) | 4 May 2016 | Dillingen/Saar | SV Elversberg | 0–1 | FC 08 Homburg | | Report |
| Saxony Cup (2015–16 season) | 10 May 2016 | Aue | FC Erzgebirge Aue | 1–0 | FSV Zwickau | 7,560 | Report |
| Saxony-Anhalt Cup (2015–16 season) | 18 May 2016 | Halle (Saale) | Hallescher FC | 2–1 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 13,927 | Report |
| Schleswig-Holstein Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Lübeck | VfB Lübeck | 2–1 | ETSV Weiche Flensburg | 3,500 | Report |
| South Baden Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Offenburg | SV Oberachern | 3–5 | FC 08 Villingen | | Report |
| Southwestern Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Römerberg | SC Hauenstein | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | TSV Schott Mainz | 1,002 | Report |
| Thuringian Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Jena | FC Carl Zeiss Jena | 2–0 | FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 9,103 | Report |
| Westphalian Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Ahlen | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 0–3 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | 3,008 | Report |
| Württemberg Cup (2015–16 season) | 28 May 2016 | Stuttgart | FSV 08 Bissingen | 2–5 | FV Ravensburg | 3,600 | Report |

### Notes

    Winners in bold
* ↑ As one of the three largest regional associations, Bavaria gets and additional DFB-Pokal birth, which goes to the best non-reserve team of the Regionalliga Bayern.
* ↑ As Würzburger Kickers already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through its 3. Liga place, SpVgg Unterhaching qualified regardless of the outcome of the final.
* ↑ As one of the three largest regional associations, Lower Saxony gets an additional DFB-Pokal birth, which goes to the losing cup finalist.
* ↑ As combined football sections of clubs like SG HWW Niederroßbach are not allowed entrance to the DFB-Pokal, Eintracht Trier qualified regardless of the outcome of the final.
* ↑ As FC Erzgebirge Aue already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through its 3. Liga place, FSV Zwickau qualified regardless of the outcome of the final.
* ↑ As 1. FC Magdeburg already qualified for the DFB-Pokal through its 3. Liga place, Hallescher FC qualified regardless of the outcome of the final.
* ↑ As one of the three largest regional associations, Westphalia gets and additional DFB-Pokal birth, which goes to the winner of a play-off between the best-placed team in the Regionalliga West and the winner of the Oberliga Westfalen.

### Clubs by league

The clubs qualified through the Verbandspokale for the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal by league:
| League | Level | Clubs |
| 3. Liga | 3 | Hallescher FC, F.C. Hansa Rostock |
| Regionalliga Bayern | 4 | SpVgg Unterhaching |
| Regionalliga Nord | 4 | SV Drochtersen/Assel, Eintracht Norderstedt, VfB Lübeck |
| Regionalliga Nordost | 4 | FSV Zwickau, SV Babelsberg 03, FC Carl Zeiss Jena |
| Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | FC 08 Homburg, Kickers Offenbach, Eintracht Trier, FC Astoria Walldorf |
| Regionalliga West | 4 | SG Wattenscheid 09, Rot-Weiss Essen, FC Viktoria Köln |
| Niedersachsenliga | 5 | 1. FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder |
| Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 5 | FC 08 Villingen, FV Ravensburg |
| Bremen-Liga | 5 | Bremer SV |
| Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar | 5 | SC Hauenstein |
| Berlin-Liga | 6 | BFC Preußen Berlin |

#### Note

    Clubs who qualified as runners-up in italics